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Lifelong
Learning
Program
The Lifelong Learning Program is a new
opportunity for experiencing the joy of
learning! The LLP is a collaboration by Colgate
University and the community to provide adults
with ongoing education for the enrichment of
their lives in a diversity of fields. The LLP is
a membership organization run by its members,
all of whom are LLP stu dents. The program gives
members access to an unlimited number of
programs, seminars and special events. Lifelong Learning programs have been called a
"health club for the brain. Membership in the LLP develops insight, stimulates curiosity and
satisfies the intellect. The LLP provides an
opportunity for social interaction and
intellectual gain in a group atmosphere. Members
have the opportunity to develop new ideas and
gain a better understanding of the community,
the world and oneself!
Current Courses
Our latest listing of courses offered for
members of our Lifelong Learning Program is
below. We’re pleased to offer courses from
Colgate faculty members Jon Jacobs and Wendy
Wall, community members Dick Cheshire and Hugh
Humphreys, and Colgate student Victor Omwando.
Freedom,
Responsibility and Punishment
This seminar, which is based on a course of the
same name currently taught by Jon Jacobs at
Colgate, will examine issues of freedom,
responsibility and the justification of
punishment, and the connections between them.
These are central and enduring issues and they
have real contemporary and concrete importance.
Participants will examine questions about what
sorts of freedom of the will and freedom of
action persons have or can have, what sorts of
freedom matter and why, and the extent to which
individuals are responsible for their actions
and their characters. All of this will be
brought to bear on the question of the
justification for punishment. What is legal
punishment for, and how do we ascertain what
type of punishment is morally appropriate? What
is the normative basis for the state using its
power to punish?
Date:
Mondays, April 7, 14, 21 and 28
Time:
4:15 pm to 5:30 pm
Location:
Colgate Bookstore, Class of 2003 Events Room
Facilitator:
Jonathan Jacobs, Professor of Philosophy and
Director of the Center for Arts & Humanities
Law and Literature
Hugh Humphreys has recently taught a course in
Law and Literature at Syracuse Law School, and
will offer a similar program for the Lifelong
Learning Program. During each of the four
sessions, the course will examine concepts of
justice, morality, the limits of
advocacy, and ethics as they are set out in
works of literature. Participants will be
expected to prepare the assignments beforehand
so that class discussions can be meaningful.
These assignments include the following
readings: first, the opening essay, entitled
“Justice,” from Dominick Dunne’s book of the
same title, plus some short readings from
Cicero; second, Herman Melville’s, “Billy Budd”;
third, Katherine Anne Porter’s “Noon Wine”;
last, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J.
Gaines. Registrants will receive copies of the
first three readings, along with supplemental
emails by Hugh, but should expect to purchase
A Lesson Before Dying. Hugh Humphreys is a
retired Madison County Judge and adjunct
professor at Syracuse Law School. Presently he
is a resident of Hamilton and part time pro bono
lawyer with the Legal Aid Society in Utica.
Date:
Wednesday, May 7, 14, 21 and 28
Time:
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Location:
Colgate Bookstore, Seminar Room
Facilitator:
Hugh Humphreys
Nonprofit Leadership: Optimizing
Support for Your Cause
This is a two-day six-hour workshop in which
volunteer and staff leaders learn how to
implement a reformulated application of
leadership to
help energize voluntary action to achieve their
priority goals and objectives. first session
will introduce the concept in an interactive
format, after which participants will be sent a
copy of the instructor's new electronic
workbook, "The Leading Equation: From Compassion
to Philanthropy" to be completed before the
second session.the second session, participants
will apply the concept to the formulation of
strategic plans for their
organizations.throughout will be on the
essentials of a stated mission, the strength of
volunteer and staff leadership following a
viable game plan, and the pulling power of the
cause with its natural support base
potential.workshop is for any and all nonprofit
advocates and champions.
The instructor is Richard D. "Dick" Cheshire,
Ph.D., retired chief development officer,
university president, professor and fundraiser
whose campaigns raised the equivalent of $500
million. He has served as a board leader of many
local, state, and national nonprofits, and is
now a community board member of Colgate's
Upstate Institute and a Hamilton area resident.
Date:
Saturday, May 10 and 24
Time:
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location:
Colgate Bookstore, Class of 2003 Events Room
Facilitator:
Richard D. “Dick” Cheshire
New Light on Kenya
In the second part of our student lecture
program, Victor Omwando, a native of Kenya and
member of the class of ?, will discuss the
geographic, socio-religious and economic
characteristics of Kenya, and address common
misconceptions about his home country. This
course will focus on Kenya’s government
structure and political systems, as well as its
history. Victor will address the recent
electoral violence, its causes and the effect it
has had on the country. He will also share
details about how the government is resolving
the conflict and will speculate on what the
future holds for Kenya, given different
scenarios. He will talk about the experience of
being Kenyan and how he came to the United
States. Finally, he will describe aspects that
make Kenya an ideal tourist destination and will
address security issues that people might have.
This course will combine a lecture with a
multimedia presentation and opportunities for
discussion.
Date:TBD
Facilitator: Victor Omwando
Upstate Institute Symposium:
Research on New York Upstate Region
Join the Upstate Institute and several Colgate
faculty members as they discuss their current
research conducted in Upstate New York. The
following faculty will present their work:
Pete Banner-Haley, Department of History
Advancing the Community: An
Overview of African American Networks in Upstate
New York
Frank Frey and Tim McCay, Department of Biology:
Natural History Museum
of the Chenango Valley, Department of Biology
Meika Loe, Department of Sociology and
Anthropology and Women’s Studies Program
A Comparative Analysis of Aging
in Place: Hamilton and Albany, New York
William Meyer, Department of Geography
Syracuse Salt: The Life and Times
of a Natural Resource
William Peck, Department of Geology
Carbon Isotopes of Historical
Maple Syrup Collections: A Unique Record of
Long-Term Sugar Bush Health
Date: Saturday, April 26
Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location: 101 Ho Interdisciplinary
Science Center
Campus Events
Picker Art Gallery Tours
Joachim Homann, curator, Picker Art Gallery,
will present informal tours of two exhibitions:
A Painters’ World: Twentieth Century
Paintings in the Permanent Collection which
brings together recognized American and European
masterpieces with lesser known art from other
countries such as Iceland, India, China, and
Greece, and I See You: Drawings of Figures
and Faces in the permanent collection which
presents 22 spontaneous and intimate sketches by
Paul Cézanne, Auguste Rodin, Paul Klee, and
Willem de Kooning, among others, that exemplify
how great art is inspired by keen observation of
the human form.
Date: May 29 and May 30
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Picker Art Gallery, Dana Arts Center
Emerging Cinema at the Hamilton
Theater
The Hamilton Theater presents an ongoing series
of art, independent and documentary films and
special programming presented in high definition
digital format. Members of the Lifelong Learning
Program can purchase tickets for Emerging Cinema
presentations at a discount.
Dates:
Monday through Thursday each week
Time:
5:30 pm
Location:
Hamilton Theater
Tickets:
May be purchased at the door for $4.75 for LLP
members
Frequently
Asked Questions
What are the benefits?
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The
Lifelong Learning program gives members
access to an unlimited number of programs,
seminars and special events.
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Lifelong
Learning programs have been called a "health
club for the brain." Membership in an LLP
develops insight, stimulates curiosity and
satisfies the intellect.
-
The
LLP provides an opportunity for social
interaction and intellectual gain in a group
atmosphere.
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The
LLP allows members to develop new ideas and
gain a better understanding of the
community, the world and oneself!
PLUS:
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All
LLP members receive a 20% discount at the
Colgate Bookstore any day of the week on
most items.
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All
LLP members have borrowing privileges at the
Case-Geyer Library at Colgate.
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All
LLP members receive discounted admission to
the Emerging Cinemas offerings at the
Hamilton Theater.
Who can join?
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The Lifelong Learning program is open to any
adult who is interested in continuing to
learn and spend time with like minded
individuals.
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The
desire to learn is the sole criterion for
membership. There are no educational
requirements.
What’s required?
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An
individual annual membership of $30
allows one to attend all events offered
through the program. Family memberships are
obtainable for $55. Scholarships are
available!
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To
attend courses, members must enroll. The
last date for registration is indicated in
the course listing.
Who’s in charge?
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The
Lifelong Learning program is sponsored by
the Upstate Institute at Colgate University
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A
steering team of community members and
Upstate Institute staff have developed and
guided the Lifelong Learning program. Future
planning will involve the membership
functioning through a committee structure.
What opportunities are offered?
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The
program includes peer-taught and faculty-led
courses as well as special events, lectures
and discussion groups.
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A
list of the courses being offered each
semester is published in the Lifelong
Learning Program newsletter and on the
Upstate Institute website.
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For
a course catalog for the Fall 2007 session,
please
click here.
Need more information?
For more information, contact the Upstate
Institute at Colgate University at 315-228-6623
or email the
Lifelong Learning Program.
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